Other pathogens are proving their resistance to antibiotics, in the last decade, gram-negative enterobacteria, which form the enzyme extended-spectrum beta-lactimases (ESBL), have joined the nasty ...

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are enzymes or chemicals produced by germs like certain bacteria. These enzymes make bacterial infections harder to treat with antibiotics. Here's what you ...

Background and objectives: The emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is causing increased morbidity and mortality around the world as a result of ...

1 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Teramo, Italy 2 Operative Unit of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Services, Teramo, Italy Methods: ...

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) are a type of enzyme or chemical produced by some bacteria. ESBL enzymes make some antibiotics ineffective in treating bacterial infections. Common antibiotics ...

Bacteria are constantly evolving and finding ways around antibiotic treatment. One of the ways bacteria become resistant to antibiotics is by producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, or ESBL—an ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A biochemical test that can rapidly identify extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a blood culture is 100% accurate on all fronts, new ...

Hospitalization length and risk for recurrent infection were higher among patients with extended-spectrum β-lactamase Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) vs non-ESBL-Ec bloodstream infections. Although ...

An 81 year old woman with a long term, indwelling urinary catheter is admitted with fever and hypotension thought to be due to septicaemia secondary to urinary tract infection. She is treated ...